A 33-Year Follow-up of Narcotics Addicts

Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 May 2001

Yih‐Ing Hser, Valerie Hoffman, Christine E. Grella, M. Douglas Anglin

DOI10.1001/archpsyc.58.5.503

Citations843

TL;DR

While the number of deaths increased steadily over time, heroin use patterns were remarkably stable for the group as a whole.

Abstract

While the number of deaths increased steadily over time, heroin use patterns were remarkably stable for the group as a whole. For some, heroin addiction has been a lifelong condition associated with severe health and social consequences.

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